. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . con-clusion ; and, although he had some difficultyin finding a sufficient number of troops withoutinterfering with other important projects, hesettled the matter in two days, and reportedthat his men would be ready to embark on the15th of January, 1862. The i)lan of the campaign submitted tothe President was as follows : A naval ex-])edition was to be fitted out, composed ofvessels mounting not fewer than two hun-dred guns, with a ])owerful mortar-fiotilla,and with steam transports to keep the llectsup])lie(l. The army was to furnish twentyt
. Abraham Lincoln and the battles of the Civil War . con-clusion ; and, although he had some difficultyin finding a sufficient number of troops withoutinterfering with other important projects, hesettled the matter in two days, and reportedthat his men would be ready to embark on the15th of January, 1862. The i)lan of the campaign submitted tothe President was as follows : A naval ex-])edition was to be fitted out, composed ofvessels mounting not fewer than two hun-dred guns, with a ])owerful mortar-fiotilla,and with steam transports to keep the llectsup])lie(l. The army was to furnish twentythousand troops, not only for the purposeof oc:cupying New Orleans after its capture,but to fortify and hold the heights aboutVicksburg. The navy and army were to pushon up the river as soon as New Orleans wasoccupied by our troops, and call upon theauthorities of Vicksburg to surrender. Orderswere to be issued to llag-officer Davis, whoconnnaiuled the iron-clad ileet on the Upper 5i/SsSS4i«#^:^is^-= - -__ /^£?^Sf>^S^i^f-^Ss^J«J!lti„Alfyli^y. 4^-^ Vol. XXIX. —97.
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